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Friday, May 4, 2018

May the fourth be with you!

I couldn’t help it…..I’m a geek, I’ve seen all but the last
Star Wars movies - it’s purchased, just finding a night to watch it!

May the 4th really has nothing to do with this
week’s blog….May 5th on the other hand means everything!Each year, May 5th is known as “Save
Lives: Wash your hands day”.Truth
be known EVERY day should be wash your hands day, but on May 5th,
the WHO and other infection prevention associations from around the world use
May 5th (and the days surrounding it) to promote, educate and REMIND
people of the importance of hand hygiene.

In trying to come up with a hand hygiene topic this week I
decided to instead pay homage to a number of blogs that have been shared on the
Talk Clean To Me blog.I hope you’ll
enjoy the walk through history and reread at least one or two of them!

I
TRIPLE DOG DARE you to wash your hands:where I referenced my favorite Christmas movie before focusing on a study
that was commissioned by the Joint
Commission in 2008/2009.The
study found that doctors and nurses fail to wash their hands with alarming
frequency, contributing to the 247 deaths caused each day by
preventable hospital infections.

What
is your child’s definition of good personal hygiene? I reviewed a study
that investigated the knowledge and beliefs towards personal and household
hygiene of college students (AJIC,2012;40:940-945).
When looking at personal hygiene (hand washing, bathing and tooth brushing),
women reported higher rates of “compliance” than men. Thankfully, almost 75% of the study participants reported washing their hands
after using the toilet.I’m sharing this
one as tonight I ate out with my son AFTER his hockey try out.He’s nine.He didn’t shower, and almost didn’t wash his hands before we ate.I thought I was dealing with a teenager as he moped towards the bathroom….

Mucky
Hands Wreak Havoc! Where when it comes to hand hygiene, I stated that I
thought Nike’s slogan sums it up perfectly: “JUST DO IT!”

I know May 5th is a Saturday and many of you will
not be a work, but I hope that doesn’t mean you’ll stop thinking about hand
hygiene and how “Just doing it” saves lives.Perhaps on weekends when at home you’re not thinking about saving lives, but
I hope you’re thinking of saving yourself from ingesting whatever bugs you’ve
picked up through your travels!

Bugging Off!

Nicole

PS – this week’s picture is courtesy of Braun Medical from
the IFIC conference last week and the what I think is a BRILLIANT educating
campaign by developing stickers that go on your hand hygiene dispenser!